Dark Waters Patch 1 Changelog

Explore the latest fixes and modifications in Patch 1 for the Dark Waters Release!

• Resolved an issue where civilians occasionally failed to locate the player even after achieving the “Bring order to chaos” objective.
• Corrected a bug where the last suspect sometimes did not seek out the player.
• Revised animations to ensure suspects’ weapons do not inadvertently target the player during compliance.
• Enhanced the speed of compliance animations.
• Fixed a problem where SWAT AI wouldn’t respond to a breach command if a team member was occupied (e.g., restraining suspects or civilians).
• Resolved an inability of suspects to surrender when stunned by CS gas.
• Fixed civilians exiting surrender mode while visible to SWAT units.
• Corrected an issue where suspects sometimes did not retrieve weapons or failed to draw upon leaving surrender when SWAT was out of sight.
• Fixed SWAT AI’s inability to breach rooms when suspects were feigning death near the door.
• Corrected score discrepancies when pre-arrested civilians were collected by trailers before player reporting.
• Fixed trailers standing by when instructed to clear gathered evidence.
• Resolved an issue with surrendered suspects/civilians persistently getting up during CS gas stuns.
• Fixed inability of suspects to shoot post-CS gas stun.
• Ensured CS gas grenades affect AI when launched with the gas grenade launcher.

• Fixed an unresponsive confirm button when removing loadout presets.
• Resolved SWAT AI Officer loadouts resetting to the active preset in the loadout menu.
• Addressed issues with customization item variants disappearing when selecting other items.
• Corrected variants displaying incorrectly for locked items upon rapid scrolling.
• Fixed missing highlight on profile button in the mods menu.
• Addressed the lack of a HUD icon for canted sights when using a gamepad.
• Corrected the soft complete vote counter displaying incorrect required votes to end a mission.
• Resolved non-updating lobby manager when open.
• Fixed various titles and descriptions in gamepad settings.

• Resolved an issue where arms slightly clipped through the Atlas Pro shirt while holding certain firearms.
• Fixed Judge’s head clipping through the Eli-Tec helmet.
• Corrected inability to remove headphones when opting for no helmet.

• Fixed interactables on Mirage at Sea and Leviathan causing all voiceovers to drop until level restart.
• Corrected incorrect voiceover when commanding SWAT to deploy a shield.

• Rectified an issue with the scuffed interior lightmap.
• Fixed numerous visual glitches.
• Corrected order execution from only one doorway side.
• Resolved bullet penetration issues with double-stacked breakable glass.
• Addressed the absence of civilian facial animations.
• Fixed small gaps in the flooring.
• Corrected missing audio when the aquarium is shot.
• Fixed TV on the boat wrongly playing Home Invasion audio.
• Addressed music timing issues.

• Rectified issues with the scuffed interior lightmap.
• Corrected assorted visual issues.
• Ensured orders can be executed from both sides of a certain doorway.
• Fixed bullet penetration problems with double glass.
• Addressed missing facial animations in civilians.
• Corrected small floor gap issues.
• Fixed absent audio for aquarium shots.
• Resolved incorrect TV audio on the boat.
• Fixed non-initiating music as planned.

• Corrected several visual anomalies.
• Prevented suspects from attacking players in two specific level entry points.
• Adjusted emotion expression of deceased characters.
• Enhanced radio effects during one audio interaction.
• Corrected SWAT’s misplaced voice lines while decommissioning the drill.
• Fixed missing reaction volumes.
• Resolved suspect LOD problems.
• Addressed music logic for combat sequences.
• Fixed rig worker voiceovers not triggering for multiplayer clients.

• Resolved shadow inconsistencies on Epic shadow quality for some characters.
• Fixed LOD issue with one of the evidence boards.
• Corrected various visual problems.
• Addressed missing face on a character in specific station commander mode sublevels.
• Rearranged character voice assignments.
• Ensured conversations only trigger within designated rooms.

• Addressed shiny gore issues on low/medium shadow quality settings.
• Fixed various visual glitches.

• Corrected floating car price meshes and decals when windows break.
• Resolved various visual issues.

• Fixed multiple LOD issues.

• Resolved various visual problems.

• Corrected numerous visual anomalies.
• Fixed potential player entrapment between rock and wall.

• Addressed a muted character issue.

• Resolved various AI, UI, and audio-related crashes.
• Fixed crash issues with picking up door jams.
• Corrected rare Rig crash.
• Removed helicopter tracking for arrested targets.
• Fixed an exploit allowing free leaning through level geometry.
• Corrected lobby unavailability issue in the main menu.
• Fixed incorrect naming for certain customization unlock requirements.
• Resolved typos and grammatical errors in several briefings.
• Restored Command Wheel access on gamepads during a specific Training segment.
• Addressed incorrect rotation of carried bodies.
• Resolved freelean functionality issues on gamepads.
• Fixed slight animation error in a Station conversation.
• Smoothed helicopter movements in multiplayer.
• Enhanced hand positioning during surrender animations.
• Fixed an unintended method for acquiring the “Big Shell Specialist” achievement with arrested suspects.
• Corrected overly shiny evidence models in Station.
• Resolved incorrect head attachment positioning using the multitool on doors.
• Fixed NVG overlay issues with white phosphorus for multiplayer clients.
• Resolved teamcam appearance issues during the score screen.
• Corrected helicopter volume issues on spawn.
• Fixed Command Wheel navigation inducing player lean on gamepads.
• Addressed camera position during the boat loading screen.
• Corrected visual problems during the boat loading screen on lower graphics settings.
• Resolved animation issues with Zenit grip.
• Fixed floating magazines in some suspects.
• Addressed pistol-wielding suspect animation issues.
• Fixed modio failing to uninstall mods post-unsubscribing.
• Corrected Phoenix Flight Suit unlock requirements.
• Fixed flashlight overwhelming brightness upon first activation in a level.
• Resolved special characters displaying incorrectly in credits.

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